United States Eighth Circuit

Petitioners failed to qualify as refugees from persecution where evidence suggested the possibility of discrimination based on ethnicity or religion, but did not establish a well-founded fear of future persecution if petitioners returned to the Ukraine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/28/2002
• Published 05/28/2002

Judges

• GIBSON, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven C. Thal, argued, Minnetonka, NM, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward C. Durant, DOJ, argued, Washington, DC, for appellee.